Main๐
After successful connection to the video system, the Main page of the app is displayed.
On this page, there is a Moments panel at the top, and below โ there are important cameras and views that you can quickly navigate to.
To add views and cameras, tap on the
button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Note
If views are being added to the Main page for the first time, the View widget will be suggested in the list of items to add:
Note
On the Main page, the watermark is available for previews of cameras and views, as well as in Moments. For more information, see Usage in the Mobile Android client Eocortex app.
Add cameras๐
By tapping on the Add cameras button, the add camera window opens. The checked camera or camera folder is added to the Main page. If you need to search for a specific camera or folder, you can also use the checkbox to mark it.
Note
Cameras that were previously added to the Main page are displayed as unavailable.
The Selected button shows the number of selected cameras. Tapping this button opens the camera list.
To remove cameras from the list, use the
button located opposite the camera name.
After selecting the cameras, tap the
button. In this case, the selected cameras will be added to the top of the Main page.
Add views๐
By tapping on the Add views button, a window for adding views opens. The marked view is added to the Main page.
Note
Views previously added to the Main page are displayed as unavailable.
The Selected button shows the number of selected cameras. Tapping this button opens the list of cameras that you can delete.
To remove views from the list, use the
button located opposite the view name.
After selecting the views, tap the
button. In this case, the selected views will be added to the top of the Main page.
System Health Monitoring๐
The System Health Monitoring widget allows monitoring the status of Eocortex servers and cameras connected to them. The widget displays data from the System Health Monitoring service.
Warning
Monitoring the status of the Eocortex video surveillance system is available in the Mobile Android client Eocortex application, provided that the Access to the "System Health Monitoring" service via mobile applications right is enabled for the user group and the Eocortex Monitoring service is installed and configured.
Warning
The Access to the "System Health Monitoring" service via mobile applications right is available in the Eocortex Configurator application for users with Enterprise and ULTRA licenses with Senior administrator and Junior administrator access levels.
Note
The System Health Monitoring widget displays information about the servers that are selected for monitoring in the service settings in the Eocortex Configurator application.
To add a widget to the Main page, proceed as follows:
select System Health Monitoring in the widget list:
tap the
button in the lower right corner of the screen and select System Health Monitoring.
By default, the widget is added to the top of the page.
Note
A widget added to the Main page is automatically saved in the user's account, provided that they are authorized in the system.
To remove the System Health Monitoring widget from the System Health Monitoring page, switch to the changing widget mode.
Widget with a single server๐
The widget with monitoring of one contains:
Server name
Server status:
Working
Errors present
Not working
Number of working cameras
Number of cameras with errors
Note
To view the system monitoring report, tap the System Health Monitoring widget on the Main page or select System Health Monitoring on the More page.
Warning
To view the video surveillance system monitoring report, the user must be connected to it.
Widget with multiple servers๐
The widget with monitoring of several servers contains:
Number of monitored servers
Server statuses:
working properly
working with errors
not working
A properly functioning server is one that operates without errors and all of its cameras are working properly.
Note
To view the system monitoring report, tap the System Health Monitoring widget on the Main page or select System Health Monitoring on the More page.
Warning
To view the video surveillance system monitoring report, the user must be connected to it.
Reports๐
The following tabs are available in the monitoring report:
Servers๐
The report contains information about the status of video surveillance system servers monitored by the Eocortex Monitoring service:
CPU: CPU usage on the server (%).
RAM: ratio of memory used on the server to the total server memory (GB).
Working cameras: ratio of the number of working cameras to the total number of cameras on the server.
Errors: drop-down list of server errors and archive recording errors.
Additional: drop-down list with additional information about the server.
Note
By default, the Errors and Additional drop-down lists are collapsed.
By using the button
in the upper right corner, case-insensitive Search by cameras and folders is performed:
At the top of the screen, opposite the
search button, the with errors filter is available. When this filter is selected, all servers with the status Errors present and Not working are displayed.
Warning
By tapping the
button, the with errors filter is reset.
Cameras๐
The report displays information about the status of cameras on servers monitored by the Eocortex Monitoring service. The report is presented as a tree of cameras attached to the server.
Warning
The camera tree display in the report is only available in the list view mode.
For each camera, either the status with the detected error (e.g., problems with receiving the main video stream) or the status No errors detected is displayed.
By clicking on the camera, it is possible to view information about the stream:
If the camera status differs from No errors detected, it is highlighted in red in the camera tree and displayed in the report as a camera operating with errors.
For servers and folders, the number of cameras operating with errors is counted:
Warning
If the server has the status Not working, it will not be available for viewing in the camera report.
By using the button
in the upper right corner, case-insensitive Search by cameras and folders is performed:
The search results are displayed in the following order:
Server
Folder
Camera
When one of the results is selected, the search stops.
Warning
A single folder can contain cameras attached to different servers, so the server name is added to the camera and folder names (except for parent server folders) in the search results.
At the top of the screen, opposite the search button
, the with errors filter is available. When the filter is selected, all cameras with a status other than No errors detected are displayed, as well as folders containing cameras with errors (the number of cameras with errors is greater than 0).
Warning
When clicking on the
button, the with errors filter is reset.
Events๐
The report is a log of events of the Eocortex Monitoring service.
The event contains the following information:
Information message.
Event time.
Name of the server where the event occurred.
The most recent events are displayed at the top of the log. The list of events is sorted by date.
Warning
The event time is displayed according to the device time usage setting. If the option is not enabled, the event time will be displayed in the server's time zone with UTC indicated.
Note
When opening the Events tab, the event log is not loaded completely. When scrolling through the log, earlier events are loaded in the background.
To filter events, tap the
button.
The following filters are available:
Time period
The Up to option allows setting the date and time for events. Events that occurred after the specified time are hidden.
Warning
The date and time of the event are selected in the device's time zone.
Note
To apply the filter, tap the Apply button. If there are no changes, the button is unavailable.
Server
Allows selecting events for a specific server.
Warning
If there is only one server in the video surveillance system, the Server filter will be unavailable.
Note
To apply the filter, tap the Apply button. If there are no changes, the button is unavailable.
Camera
Allows selecting events by specific cameras. The selection is made in the camera tree.
Warning
If there is only one camera in the video surveillance system, the Server filter will be unavailable.
The Display events not assigned to a cameras option is also available.
Note
To apply the filter, tap the Apply button. If there are no changes, the button is unavailable.
The number of filters applied is displayed on the
button:
To reset the filters applied to the log, click the Clear filters button.
Changing widgets mode๐
To change widgets, tap the
in the top right corner. The context menu for changing the Main page will open.
Note
You can also change the widget with a long tap on it.
The following commands are available in the context menu:
Edit items๐
Allows you to delete and swap items and widgets.
Note
In change mode, the contents of widgets are displayed in full.
In changing widgets mode, the following actions are available:
Deleting objects using the
button.Change the order of items. Allows you to swap items by long pressing.
Note
When deleting a widget, a delete confirmation dialog will appear. If all elements are deleted, the editing mode will automatically end.
To apply the changes, tap the
button.
Edit widget order๐
Allows you to swap widgets by long press.
To apply the changes, tap the
button.
Configure Moments๐
Allows you to switch to the Moments settings.
Viewing cameras๐
If you tap on a camera on the Main page, it opens in full-screen mode.
Warning
The camera is displayed in single mode, and there is no option to swipe left or right.
Note
You can close the camera by swiping up or down.
Viewing views๐
When you tap on a view on the Main page, it opens in full-screen mode.
Warning
The view is displayed in single mode, and there is no option to swipe left or right.
In view mode, the number of columns in the view can be changed by zooming. After closing the view mode, this change will be reset.
When tapping on the camera, it will be displayed in full-screen mode. You can see all the view cameras by swiping left to right.
If the client view is opened, the
button appears in the corner. By pressing it, you can open the view menu and go to the view editor. Returning from the view editor will take you back to the opened view.
Caching๐
If the real-time configuration update option is enabled, then upon detecting a new configuration, the user will experience the following:
Rename cameras and views and display them depending on access rights on the Main page, including in edit mode.
Changing camera or view parameters and subsequent restart of the video stream while viewing an individual camera on the Main page or a camera from a view. The full-screen mode will be closed if the camera is not accessed.
Changing camera parameters and their display depend on access rights in the view and subsequent restart of video streams. If there is no access to the view, the view will be closed.
Ending the camera view from the view and returning to the Main page after the view has become inaccessible.
Updating changes in real-time when on the add views or cameras page with the option to continue adding.
Updating changes in real-time when editing a custom view with the option to continue editing.